Kate Winslet says son's 'eccentric' experience fueled ‘Goodbye June’

Kate Winslet shared how her son profited from growing up with siblings having different fathers.

Winslet recently made her directorial debut with Goodbye June, written by her son Joe Anders, whose father is film director Sam Mendes.

The Oscar winner told Netflix that Joe's screenplay complicated characters were based on his own life experiences.

“Some of the most complicated relationships we have are with people we love the most... my son's script didn't shy away from that,” she said.

"My children have different fathers... [Joe's known] eccentric, complicated characters who he has grown up around,” she noted

Kate portrays Julia in Goodbye June and Andrea Riseborough, Toni Collette, and Johnny Flynn play her siblings and Timothy Spall plays their dad. 

The film follows the siblings altogether saving their dying mom June, played by Helen Mirren.

During her recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the actress got candid about the reason behind the decision of directing her son’s screenplay.

"When it came to the point of the screenplay being ready, I was going to produce it. I was going to play the character of Julia, and I knew that we were in a position to find a director," the Titanic star noted.

"And I suddenly couldn't let it go. And I said to him, look, I would love to direct it because when you give it to a director, it becomes theirs, which is exactly the right thing that should happen. But I didn't want that for him," she added.

"I wanted him to remain a part of it. I wanted him to experience seeing this beautiful thing that he had created come to life."

"He happens to be very, very smart about film, and having him there with me every day was just fantastic," Kate Winslet concluded.